Sacramento has received $135 million to help build four new stops on the Regional Transit Blue Line in South Sacramento.

The commitment from the U.S. Department of Transportation is
half of the $270 million needed to connect Meadowview Road
with Cosumnes River College. The new Blue Line will include
stops at Morrison Creek, Franklin Boulevard, and Center Parkway.

Sacramento City Councilwoman Bonnie Pannell spent fourteen years
working to get the Blue Line extended, "This project is not only my
dream come true but a community vision that will provide a
much-needed economic boost to this area. It will support our
education system and support our social network."

Pannell spoke at a signing ceremony attended by U.S.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

LaHood says the four-mile-long project will create at least a
thousand jobs, "This will not only transport people -this light
rail, this becomes an economic engine all along the corridor
creating jobs -small businesses that begin to pop up, and for every
small business, there will be somebody that'll be
employed"

After the ceremony, Congresswoman Doris Matsui hosted a
meeting with LaHood and regional leaders to discuss possible
funding for a proposed street car line connecting Sacramento, Old
Sacramento, and West Sacramento.